US Teenagers Are Backing Away From Sex, Drugs and Alcohol The CDC has released <br />new data showing the changes from 1991 to 2017. Figures show that 60.4% of <br />American high schoolers <br />tried alcohol in 2017. That's a fall from <br />81.6% in 1991. Cigarette use also dropped<br />from 70.1% in 1991 to 39.5%. That's a huge drop from 54.1% in 1991. The data goes on to show that drug use saw the <br />smallest decrease from 24% to 19.8%. According to Axios, psychologists say technology is a big factor for the shifts. Teenagers are now interacting more through smartphones instead of in person. Studies add that kids are also trying to <br />cultivate good images on social media and see things like drugs and <br />alcohol as potentially damaging.
